Payments Giant Block to Build Open-Source Bitcoin Mining System

Payments Giant Block to Build Open-Source Bitcoin Mining System
Block, formerly known as payments company Square, is going ahead with its plan to build an open-source bitcoin mining system, according to a Tweet from Thomas Templeton, Block’s general manager for hardware.In October we announced that we’re considering building a bitcoin mining system, out in the open & alongside the community, and we’ve decided…we’re doing it! We thought we’d share some more details on how our initial discussions are going and where we’re headed next. https://t.co/wURxEKBpJ5— Thomas Templeton (@TempletonThomas) January 13, 2022Previously, BlockCEO Jack Dorsey tweeted on Oct. 15 that the company was planning to build a mining system based…